SCOTS police officers are being caught speeding or running red lights almost nine times every month.

Figures show 1343 notices of intended prosecution were handed out to Police Scotland staff since their inception in April 2013.

Of those, 1154 were deemed null and void due to the “emergency services exemption”, which allows 999 crews to speed to ­emergencies.

A further 15 were cancelled after being issued “in error”, which leaves 174, or nearly nine instances a month, of officers breaking the law.

An I­nstitute of Advanced ­Motorists spokesman said: “Every police officer has to realise he or she is seen as an ambassador for road safety and must behave accordingly. Reducing the number of contraventions should be a target for senior police managers.”

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Last month, it emerged an officer was caught driving at 136mph on the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen road – almost double the 70mph limit.

Despite the unnamed officer being on a training exercise and not attending an emergency, force bosses let him off the hook.

Sandy Allan, road safety manager for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents Scotland, said: “This type of driving creates a ­significant extra risk to police officers in the car and to other road users.”

Ordinary drivers caught speeding face a minimum fine of £100 and three penalty points on their licence, while those running a red light are hit with at least three points and a £60 fine.